Bay Bridge Betterment

New lane markings, rumble strips and signs help us get across

By Michelle Steel

I’m claustrophobic and scared of heights, so unfamiliar and uncomfortable situations send my anxiety into a full-blown panic attack. Also, I’m easily distracted. Driving over a bridge, with traffic coming toward me, isn’t my idea of fun, even if I am heading to Ocean City for a getaway.
So I was happy to hear of this week’s Bay Bridge safety enhancements.
Thanks to construction crews — working 200 feet above the Bay, installing new lane markings, rumble strips and signs on the span — motorists now have physical and visual prompts to help stay focused and alert.
These crews have created a painted buffer between the westbound left lane and the center lane, using continuous double yellow lines, rumble strips and a solid white line along the 4.3-mile span.